Summary PowerShell and WMI is an example-driven guide for administrators managing networks of Windows servers and desktops. With 150 practical examples, including ready-to-reuseillegalscripts and techniques, you'll learn the ins and outs of automating WMI via PowerShell v3. You'll also find deep coverage of all aspects of Windows administration, including IIS, DNS and Hyper-V.
About the Technology WMI, on its own, is simply a collection of Windows management facilities. Paired with PowerShell, however, WMI becomes a brilliant toolset for automating servers, networks, and remote Windows computers.
About the Book PowerShell and WMI is an industrial-strength guide for administrators of Windows networks, servers, and desktops. You'll start with practical overviews of PowerShell and of WMI. Then you'll explore 150 specific examples-all with ready-to-useillegalscripts-designed to simplify your day-to-day system management. Each tested technique is configured to load as part of a PowerShell module.
A set of handy appendixes includes references for PowerShell and WMI. Prior exposure to PowerShell and WMI is helpful but not required.
Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.
What's Inside - Managing Windows, IIS, and Hyper-V
- Remote desktops and devices
- Logs, jobs, and performance
- New PowerShell v3 WMI functionality
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Table of Contents PART 1 TOOLS OF THE TRADE
- Solving administrative challenges
- Using PowerShell
- WMI in depth
- Best practices and optimization
PART 2 WMI IN THE ENTERPRISE?
- System documentation
- Disk systems
- Registry administration
- Filesystem administration
- Services and processes
- Printers
- Configuring network adapters
- Managing IIS
- Configuring a server
- Users and security
- Logs, jobs, and performance
- Administering Hyper-V with PowerShell and WMI
PART 3 THE FUTURE: POWERSHELL V3 AND WMI
- WMI over WSMAN
- Your own WMI cmdlets
- CIM cmdlets and sessions
Richard Siddaway is a multi-year PowerShell MVP, author, speaker and blogger with many years of experience using PowerShell.
Über den Autor
Richard Siddaway is an IT Architect with 20 years experience as a server administrator, support engineer, DBA, and architect. He is a PowerShell MVP and founded the UK PowerShell User Group. Richard is the author of PowerShell in Practice, published in 2010 by Manning.
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